Park City / Canyons: 01/31 - 02/02/2016

CONTENTS DELETED

You got lucky on the timing

Many times LCC gets a foot and PC an inch

Boy the canyons and PC really suck, so sorry you didn't take Z's sage advice and just ski Whiteface where the conditions are just so much better.

You skied the better side today.  You'll probably like it a lot less after skiing actual PC.  The west is having a good year and the ec a bad year, so it'll seem better.  If this was last year, you'd be thinking differently.  Coach said that it was like skiing Hunter on a so-so day because the trails are so crowded that they blow snow on them.  

PeeTex wrote

Boy the canyons and PC really suck, so sorry you didn't take Z's sage advice and just ski Whiteface where the conditions are just so much better.

Lol. Seriously.

And he's the first one to comment, and instead of saying "nice pics", he's like "boy, you got real lucky".

Starting to think Coach Z and snoloco are similar personalities: strongly held beliefs that never change, impervious to evidence, inability to understand gray areas at all, inability to see that other people might enjoy different things than them, and very defensive when their beliefs are challenged (even in joking form).

Anyway, Jeff, nice pics. Looks similar to my Canyons/PC trip: powder, sun, sidecountry, fresh tracks, great town. Have fun out there!

Edit: LOL, snoloco comments right after, confirming my every point! He's even got strong opinions on a place he's never been!!!! Classic snoloco!

Fuck yeah! After an agonizing thread, glad you got the Utah goods!

Snow totals are 197 for the season for PC.  Steamboat was at 165 when I was there a month ago and is at 247 now.  

He's right. If it was crappy it would have been a lot worse

Wow - beautiful... makes me want to ride a lift.

Them's some STEEP trees too.  WOW.

PeeTex wrote

Boy the canyons and PC really suck, so sorry you didn't take Z's sage advice and just ski Whiteface where the conditions are just so much better.

I wonder if Z suffers from the 'Costanza' affliction i.e. every instinct he has is wrong and he should just do the opposite?

You ski anywhere after it snows and it will be good except MC.

The law of averages shows more often you are going get the goods in LCC and hard pack at PC.  

Jeff mostly skied the Canyons which is not what I'm talking about.  

Jeff I'm happy you had a good time.

Coach Z wrote

You ski anywhere after it snows and it will be good except MC.

Yep, you need to be at Mountain Creek while it's snowing to have a good time.  Go after and it will be crowded as heck and skied off to bare ice by 10, even on weekdays.

It does look like you got some decent powder on the hike to terrain, which I didn't have the chance to ski when I was out west.  If I was going back, I'd definitely try to hit some.  It'll be interesting to see if PC lives up to Coach's horror stories.  I guess I'll see tomorrow.

eeewwww that looks horrible, lol

nice pics, looks like a great time!

snoloco wrote

Yep, you need to be at Mountain Creek while it's snowing to have a good time.  Go after and it will be crowded as heck and skied off to bare ice by 10, even on weekdays.

You just couldn't resist

Adk Jeff wrote

Yeah if you are really bummed ask for your money ba... um never mind.

I guess you were able to find some fun in the 7000 acres.
Great pictures.

Great report Jeff.  Looks fantastic.  Stay safe!!

Some people can't seem to find any fun in 3 million acres (6 million if you count private lands).

Thacheronix wrote

He's right. If it was crappy it would have been a lot worse

Place is so crowded no one goes anymore!

CONTENTS DELETED